Presumption of abetment permits inference against husbands or relatives where marital cruelty precedes suicide within seven years. Section 113A permits a court to presume abetment of suicide by a husband or relative of a husband where a married woman commits suicide within seven years ... Summary
Presumption of abetment permits inference against husbands or relatives where marital cruelty precedes suicide within seven years.
Section 113A permits a court to presume abetment of suicide by a husband or relative of a husband where a married woman commits suicide within seven years of marriage after being subjected to cruelty. The presumption is discretionary and must be assessed with regard to all other circumstances. Cruelty has the same meaning as under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code.
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